''Sold for Marriage'' is a 1916 American
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Christy Cabanne
William Christy Cabanne (April 16, 1888 – October 15, 1950) was an American film director, screenwriter, and silent film actor.
Biography
Born in 1888, Cabanne (pronounced CAB-a-nay) started his career on stage as an actor and director. He a ...
for
Triangle Film Corporation
Triangle Film Corporation (also known as Triangle Motion Picture Company) was a major American motion-picture studio, founded in July 1915 in Culver City, California and terminated 7 years later in 1922.
History
The studio was founded in July 1 ...
. Its working title was ''Marja of the Steppes''. The plot concerns a beautiful young Russian village girl who is in love with a young but poor boy but whose guardian wants her to marry a rich old man that she does not love. When she refuses, her uncle arranges for her to be sold for marriage in America. An extant film, a copy preserved at the Library of Congress.
Progressive Silent Film List: ''Sold for Marriage''
at silentera.com
Cast
* Lillian Gish
Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...
as Marfa
* Frank Bennett as Jan
* Walter Long as Col. Gregioff
* Allan Sears
Allan Sears (March 9, 1887 – August 18, 1942) was an American film actor who played leading roles in the 1910s and 1920s before transitioning into character roles in the 1930s. He was noted for his tall stature.
Biography
Sears was born in S ...
as Ivan (as A.D. Sears)
* Pearl Elmore as Anna
* Curt Rehfeld as Dimitri (as Curt Rehfelt)
* William Lowery
William Lowery (July 22, 1885 – November 15, 1941) was an American silent film actor. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and was signed by the Thanhouser Company in 1914.
Lowery's parents were actors, and he first acted at age 9. He enliste ...
as George (as William E. Lowery)
* Fred Burns as A Policeman
* Mike Siebert as The Undesirable Suitor
* Frank Brownlee
Frank Brownlee (October 11, 1874 – February 10, 1948) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1911 and 1943. He was born in Dallas, Texas and died in Los Angeles, California.
Selected filmography
* '' Sol ...
as Nicholas
References
External links
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1916 films
American silent feature films
1916 drama films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Christy Cabanne
Triangle Film Corporation films
Silent American drama films
1910s American films
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